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Energy Exploration and Exploitation

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom

ISSN0144-5987eISSN2048-4054

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.481

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.658

Total Worksi

2,769

Total Citationsi

24,085

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Nuclear Energy and Engineering; Fuel Technology; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 116 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,769

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSSKoninklijke Bibliotheek; National Digital Preservation Program, China

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0144-5987 / 2048-4054

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS, Koninklijke Bibliotheek; National Digital Preservation Program, China

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

2019

144

2.6k

2020

105

1.2k

2021

725

2022

112

675

2023

100

839

2024

135

345

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ2

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ2

Fuel TechnologyQ3

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & Fuels

Scopus Categories

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringFuel TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchCoal Properties and UtilizationGlobal Energy Security and PolicyHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Is Energy Exploration and Exploitation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Energy Exploration and Exploitation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Energy Exploration and Exploitation?

Energy Exploration and Exploitation is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.55.

Is Energy Exploration and Exploitation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Energy Exploration and Exploitation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Energy Exploration and Exploitation?